# bekela
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -beka +‎ -ela.

### Verb

-bekela$^?$
* (transitive) to put for, to place for
* (transitive) to store for
* (transitive) to appoint for, to install for
* (transitive) to patch
* (transitive) to bewitch, to enchant, to cast a spell on

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukubekela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukubekela | ukungabekeli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | bekela | -bekele |
| Plural | bekelani | -bekeleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyabekela, ngibekela | engibekelayo, engibekela | ngibekela | angibekeli | engingabekeli | ngingabekeli |
| 2nd singular | uyabekela, ubekela | obekelayo, obekela | ubekela | awubekeli | ongabekeli | ungabekeli |
| 1st plural | siyabekela, sibekela | esibekelayo, esibekela | sibekela | asibekeli | esingabekeli | singabekeli |
| 2nd plural | niyabekela, nibekela | enibekelayo, enibekela | nibekela | anibekeli | eningabekeli | ningabekeli |
| Class 1 | uyabekela, ubekela | obekelayo, obekela | ebekela | akabekeli | ongabekeli | engabekeli |
| Class 2 | bayabekela, babekela | ababekelayo, ababekela | bebekela | ababekeli | abangabekeli | bengabekeli |
| Class 3 | uyabekela, ubekela | obekelayo, obekela | ubekela | awubekeli | ongabekeli | ungabekeli |
| Class 4 | iyabekela, ibekela | ebekelayo, ebekela | ibekela | ayibekeli | engabekeli | ingabekeli |
| Class 5 | liyabekela, libekela | elibekelayo, elibekela | libekela | alibekeli | elingabekeli | lingabekeli |
| Class 6 | ayabekela, abekela | abekelayo, abekela | ebekela | awabekeli | angabekeli | engabekeli |
| Class 7 | siyabekela, sibekela | esibekelayo, esibekela | sibekela | asibekeli | esingabekeli | singabekeli |
| Class 8 | ziyabekela, zibekela | ezibekelayo, ezibekela | zibekela | azibekeli | ezingabekeli | zingabekeli |
| Class 9 | iyabekela, ibekela | ebekelayo, ebekela | ibekela | ayibekeli | engabekeli | ingabekeli |
| Class 10 | ziyabekela, zibekela | ezibekelayo, ezibekela | zibekela | azibekeli | ezingabekeli | zingabekeli |
| Class 11 | luyabekela, lubekela | olubekelayo, olubekela | lubekela | alubekeli | olungabekeli | lungabekeli |
| Class 14 | buyabekela, bubekela | obubekelayo, obubekela | bubekela | abubekeli | obungabekeli | bungabekeli |
| Class 15 | kuyabekela, kubekela | okubekelayo, okubekela | kubekela | akubekeli | okungabekeli | kungabekeli |
| Class 17 | kuyabekela, kubekela | okubekelayo, okubekela | kubekela | akubekeli | okungabekeli | kungabekeli |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngibekelile, ngibekelē | engibekelile, engibekelē | ngibekelile, ngibekelē | angibekelanga | engingabekelanga | ngingabekelanga |
| 2nd singular | ubekelile, ubekelē | obekelile, obekelē | ubekelile, ubekelē | awubekelanga | ongabekelanga | ungabekelanga |
| 1st plural | sibekelile, sibekelē | esibekelile, esibekelē | sibekelile, sibekelē | asibekelanga | esingabekelanga | singabekelanga |
| 2nd plural | nibekelile, nibekelē | enibekelile, enibekelē | nibekelile, nibekelē | anibekelanga | eningabekelanga | ningabekelanga |
| Class 1 | ubekelile, ubekelē | obekelile, obekelē | ebekelile, ebekelē | akabekelanga | ongabekelanga | engabekelanga |
| Class 2 | babekelile, babekelē | ababekelile, ababekelē | bebekelile, bebekelē | ababekelanga | abangabekelanga | bengabekelanga |
| Class 3 | ubekelile, ubekelē | obekelile, obekelē | ubekelile, ubekelē | awubekelanga | ongabekelanga | ungabekelanga |
| Class 4 | ibekelile, ibekelē | ebekelile, ebekelē | ibekelile, ibekelē | ayibekelanga | engabekelanga | ingabekelanga |
| Class 5 | libekelile, libekelē | elibekelile, elibekelē | libekelile, libekelē | alibekelanga | elingabekelanga | lingabekelanga |
| Class 6 | abekelile, abekelē | abekelile, abekelē | ebekelile, ebekelē | awabekelanga | angabekelanga | engabekelanga |
| Class 7 | sibekelile, sibekelē | esibekelile, esibekelē | sibekelile, sibekelē | asibekelanga | esingabekelanga | singabekelanga |
| Class 8 | zibekelile, zibekelē | ezibekelile, ezibekelē | zibekelile, zibekelē | azibekelanga | ezingabekelanga | zingabekelanga |
| Class 9 | ibekelile, ibekelē | ebekelile, ebekelē | ibekelile, ibekelē | ayibekelanga | engabekelanga | ingabekelanga |
| Class 10 | zibekelile, zibekelē | ezibekelile, ezibekelē | zibekelile, zibekelē | azibekelanga | ezingabekelanga | zingabekelanga |
| Class 11 | lubekelile, lubekelē | olubekelile, olubekelē | lubekelile, lubekelē | alubekelanga | olungabekelanga | lungabekelanga |
| Class 14 | bubekelile, bubekelē | obubekelile, obubekelē | bubekelile, bubekelē | abubekelanga | obungabekelanga | bungabekelanga |
| Class 15 | kubekelile, kubekelē | okubekelile, okubekelē | kubekelile, kubekelē | akubekelanga | okungabekelanga | kungabekelanga |
| Class 17 | kubekelile, kubekelē | okubekelile, okubekelē | kubekelile, kubekelē | akubekelanga | okungabekelanga | kungabekelanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngābekela | engābekela | ngābekela | angibekelanga | engingabekelanga | ngingabekelanga |
| 2nd singular | wābekela | owābekela | wābekela | awubekelanga | ongabekelanga | ungabekelanga |
| 1st plural | sābekela | esābekela | sābekela | asibekelanga | esingabekelanga | singabekelanga |
| 2nd plural | nābekela | enābekela | nābekela | anibekelanga | eningabekelanga | ningabekelanga |
| Class 1 | wābekela | owābekela | ābekela | akabekelanga | ongabekelanga | engabekelanga |
| Class 2 | bābekela | abābekela | bābekela | ababekelanga | abangabekelanga | bengabekelanga |
| Class 3 | wābekela | owābekela | wābekela | awubekelanga | ongabekelanga | ungabekelanga |
| Class 4 | yābekela | eyābekela | yābekela | ayibekelanga | engabekelanga | ingabekelanga |
| Class 5 | lābekela | elābekela | lābekela | alibekelanga | elingabekelanga | lingabekelanga |
| Class 6 | ābekela | ābekela | ābekela | awabekelanga | angabekelanga | engabekelanga |
| Class 7 | sābekela | esābekela | sābekela | asibekelanga | esingabekelanga | singabekelanga |
| Class 8 | zābekela | ezābekela | zābekela | azibekelanga | ezingabekelanga | zingabekelanga |
| Class 9 | yābekela | eyābekela | yābekela | ayibekelanga | engabekelanga | ingabekelanga |
| Class 10 | zābekela | ezābekela | zābekela | azibekelanga | ezingabekelanga | zingabekelanga |
| Class 11 | lwābekela | olwābekela | lwābekela | alubekelanga | olungabekelanga | lungabekelanga |
| Class 14 | bābekela | obābekela | bābekela | abubekelanga | obungabekelanga | bungabekelanga |
| Class 15 | kwābekela | okwābekela | kwābekela | akubekelanga | okungabekelanga | kungabekelanga |
| Class 17 | kwābekela | okwābekela | kwābekela | akubekelanga | okungabekelanga | kungabekelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingabekela | — | ngingabekela | ngingebekele | — | ngingebekele |
| 2nd singular | ungabekela | — | ungabekela | ungebekele | — | ungebekele |
| 1st plural | singabekela | — | singabekela | singebekele | — | singebekele |
| 2nd plural | ningabekela | — | ningabekela | ningebekele | — | ningebekele |
| Class 1 | angabekela | — | engabekela | angebekele | — | engebekele |
| Class 2 | bangabekela | — | bengabekela | bangebekele | — | bengebekele |
| Class 3 | ungabekela | — | ungabekela | ungebekele | — | ungebekele |
| Class 4 | ingabekela | — | ingabekela | ingebekele | — | ingebekele |
| Class 5 | lingabekela | — | lingabekela | lingebekele | — | lingebekele |
| Class 6 | angabekela | — | engabekela | angebekele | — | engebekele |
| Class 7 | singabekela | — | singabekela | singebekele | — | singebekele |
| Class 8 | zingabekela | — | zingabekela | zingebekele | — | zingebekele |
| Class 9 | ingabekela | — | ingabekela | ingebekele | — | ingebekele |
| Class 10 | zingabekela | — | zingabekela | zingebekele | — | zingebekele |
| Class 11 | lungabekela | — | lungabekela | lungebekele | — | lungebekele |
| Class 14 | bungabekela | — | bungabekela | bungebekele | — | bungebekele |
| Class 15 | kungabekela | — | kungabekela | kungebekele | — | kungebekele |
| Class 17 | kungabekela | — | kungabekela | kungebekele | — | kungebekele |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizobekela | engizobekela | ngizobekela | angizubekela | engingezubekela | ngingezubekela |
| 2nd singular | uzobekela | ozobekela | uzobekela | awuzubekela | ongezubekela | ungezubekela |
| 1st plural | sizobekela | esizobekela | sizobekela | asizubekela | esingezubekela | singezubekela |
| 2nd plural | nizobekela | enizobekela | nizobekela | anizubekela | eningezubekela | ningezubekela |
| Class 1 | uzobekela | ozobekela | ezobekela | akazubekela | ongezubekela | engezubekela |
| Class 2 | bazobekela | abazobekela | bezobekela | abazubekela | abangezubekela | bengezubekela |
| Class 3 | uzobekela | ozobekela | uzobekela | awuzubekela | ongezubekela | ungezubekela |
| Class 4 | izobekela | ezobekela | izobekela | ayizubekela | engezubekela | ingezubekela |
| Class 5 | lizobekela | elizobekela | lizobekela | alizubekela | elingezubekela | lingezubekela |
| Class 6 | azobekela | azobekela | ezobekela | awazubekela | angezubekela | engezubekela |
| Class 7 | sizobekela | esizobekela | sizobekela | asizubekela | esingezubekela | singezubekela |
| Class 8 | zizobekela | ezizobekela | zizobekela | azizubekela | ezingezubekela | zingezubekela |
| Class 9 | izobekela | ezobekela | izobekela | ayizubekela | engezubekela | ingezubekela |
| Class 10 | zizobekela | ezizobekela | zizobekela | azizubekela | ezingezubekela | zingezubekela |
| Class 11 | luzobekela | oluzobekela | luzobekela | aluzubekela | olungezubekela | lungezubekela |
| Class 14 | buzobekela | obuzobekela | buzobekela | abuzubekela | obungezubekela | bungezubekela |
| Class 15 | kuzobekela | okuzobekela | kuzobekela | akuzubekela | okungezubekela | kungezubekela |
| Class 17 | kuzobekela | okuzobekela | kuzobekela | akuzubekela | okungezubekela | kungezubekela |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyobekela | engiyobekela | ngiyobekela | angiyubekela | engingeyubekela | ngingeyubekela |
| 2nd singular | uyobekela | oyobekela | uyobekela | awuyubekela | ongeyubekela | ungeyubekela |
| 1st plural | siyobekela | esiyobekela | siyobekela | asiyubekela | esingeyubekela | singeyubekela |
| 2nd plural | niyobekela | eniyobekela | niyobekela | aniyubekela | eningeyubekela | ningeyubekela |
| Class 1 | uyobekela | oyobekela | eyobekela | akayubekela | ongeyubekela | engeyubekela |
| Class 2 | bayobekela | abayobekela | beyobekela | abayubekela | abangeyubekela | bengeyubekela |
| Class 3 | uyobekela | oyobekela | uyobekela | awuyubekela | ongeyubekela | ungeyubekela |
| Class 4 | iyobekela | eyobekela | iyobekela | ayiyubekela | engeyubekela | ingeyubekela |
| Class 5 | liyobekela | eliyobekela | liyobekela | aliyubekela | elingeyubekela | lingeyubekela |
| Class 6 | ayobekela | ayobekela | eyobekela | awayubekela | angeyubekela | engeyubekela |
| Class 7 | siyobekela | esiyobekela | siyobekela | asiyubekela | esingeyubekela | singeyubekela |
| Class 8 | ziyobekela | eziyobekela | ziyobekela | aziyubekela | ezingeyubekela | zingeyubekela |
| Class 9 | iyobekela | eyobekela | iyobekela | ayiyubekela | engeyubekela | ingeyubekela |
| Class 10 | ziyobekela | eziyobekela | ziyobekela | aziyubekela | ezingeyubekela | zingeyubekela |
| Class 11 | luyobekela | oluyobekela | luyobekela | aluyubekela | olungeyubekela | lungeyubekela |
| Class 14 | buyobekela | obuyobekela | buyobekela | abuyubekela | obungeyubekela | bungeyubekela |
| Class 15 | kuyobekela | okuyobekela | kuyobekela | akuyubekela | okungeyubekela | kungeyubekela |
| Class 17 | kuyobekela | okuyobekela | kuyobekela | akuyubekela | okungeyubekela | kungeyubekela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngibekele | ngingabekeli |
| 2nd singular | ubekele | ungabekeli |
| 1st plural | sibekele | singabekeli |
| 2nd plural | nibekele | ningabekeli |
| Class 1 | abekele | angabekeli |
| Class 2 | babekele | bangabekeli |
| Class 3 | ubekele | ungabekeli |
| Class 4 | ibekele | ingabekeli |
| Class 5 | libekele | lingabekeli |
| Class 6 | abekele | angabekeli |
| Class 7 | sibekele | singabekeli |
| Class 8 | zibekele | zingabekeli |
| Class 9 | ibekele | ingabekeli |
| Class 10 | zibekele | zingabekeli |
| Class 11 | lubekele | lungabekeli |
| Class 14 | bubekele | bungabekeli |
| Class 15 | kubekele | kungabekeli |
| Class 17 | kubekele | kungabekeli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngabekela | ngangabekela, angabekela, angangabekela |
| 2nd singular | wabekela | wangabekela, awabekela, awangabekela |
| 1st plural | sabekela | sangabekela, asabekela, asangabekela |
| 2nd plural | nabekela | nangabekela, anabekela, anangabekela |
| Class 1 | wabekela | wangabekela, akabekela, akangabekela |
| Class 2 | babekela | bangabekela, ababekela, abangabekela |
| Class 3 | wabekela | wangabekela, awabekela, awangabekela |
| Class 4 | yabekela | yangabekela, ayabekela, ayangabekela |
| Class 5 | labekela | langabekela, alabekela, alangabekela |
| Class 6 | abekela | angabekela, awabekela, awangabekela |
| Class 7 | sabekela | sangabekela, asabekela, asangabekela |
| Class 8 | zabekela | zangabekela, azabekela, azangabekela |
| Class 9 | yabekela | yangabekela, ayabekela, ayangabekela |
| Class 10 | zabekela | zangabekela, azabekela, azangabekela |
| Class 11 | lwabekela | lwangabekela, alwabekela, alwangabekela |
| Class 14 | babekela | bangabekela, ababekela, abangabekela |
| Class 15 | kwabekela | kwangabekela, akwabekela, akwangabekela |
| Class 17 | kwabekela | kwangabekela, akwabekela, akwangabekela |